Alabama ranks tenth nationally for sweepstakes and lottery scams, according to a Vegas Insider study of Federal Trade Commission data.
Between 2020 and 2025, Alabamians lost approximately $18.9 million, about $1,430 per reported case. Vegas Insider says modern scams are using AI-generated messages, spoofed caller IDs and fake prize letters to deceive their targets.
Alabama is one of only five states, including Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, without a state lottery, making residents more exposed to fake national prize scams…